Zacchaeus the Tax Collector
1Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. 2A man named Zacchaeus lived there. He was a chief tax collector and was very rich. 3Zacchaeus wanted to see who Jesus was. But he was a short man. He could not see Jesus because of the crowd. 4So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree. He wanted to see Jesus, who was coming that way.
5Jesus reached the spot where Zacchaeus was. He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down at once. I must stay at your house today.” 6So Zacchaeus came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
7All the people saw this. They began to whisper among themselves. They said, “Jesus has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
8But Zacchaeus stood up. He said, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of what I own to those who are poor. And if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay it back. I will pay back four times the amount I took.”
9Jesus said to Zacchaeus, “Today salvation has come to your house. You are a member of Abraham’s family line. 10The Son of Man came to look for the lost and save them.”
The Story of Three Slaves
11While the people were listening to these things, Jesus told them a story. He was near Jerusalem. The people thought that God’s kingdom was going to appear right away. 12Jesus said, “A man from an important family went to a country far away. He went there to be made king and then return home. 13So he sent for ten of his slaves. He gave them each about three months’ pay. ‘Put this money to work until I come back,’ he said.
14“But those he ruled over hated him. They sent some messengers after him. They were sent to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’
15“But he was made king and returned home. Then he sent for the slaves he had given the money to. He wanted to find out what they had earned with it.
16“The first one came to him. He said, ‘Sir, your money has earned ten times as much.’
17“ ‘You have done well, my good slave!’ his master replied. ‘You have been faithful in a very small matter. So I will put you in charge of ten towns.’
18“The second slave came to his master. He said, ‘Sir, your money has earned five times as much.’
19“His master answered, ‘I will put you in charge of five towns.’
20“Then another slave came. He said, ‘Sir, here is your money. I have kept it hidden in a piece of cloth. 21I was afraid of you. You are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in. You harvest what you did not plant.’
22“His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you evil slave! So you knew that I am a hard man? You knew that I take out what I did not put in? You knew that I harvest what I did not plant? 23Then why didn’t you put my money in the bank? When I came back, I could have collected it with interest.’
24“Then he said to those standing by, ‘Take his money away from him. Give it to the one who has ten times as much.’
25“ ‘Sir,’ they said, ‘he already has ten times as much!’
26“He replied, ‘I tell you that everyone who has will be given more. But here is what will happen to anyone who has nothing. Even what they have will be taken away from them. 27And what about my enemies who did not want me to be king over them? Bring them here! Kill them in front of me!’ ”
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King
28After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead. He was going up to Jerusalem. 29He approached Bethphage and Bethany. The hill there was called the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent out two of his disciples. He said to them, 30“Go to the village ahead of you. As soon as you get there, you will find a donkey’s colt tied up. No one has ever ridden it. Untie it and bring it here. 31Someone may ask you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ If so, say, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”
32Those who were sent ahead went and found the young donkey. It was there just as Jesus had told them. 33They were untying the colt when its owners came. The owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34They replied, “The Lord needs it.”
35Then the disciples brought the colt to Jesus. They threw their coats on the young donkey and put Jesus on it. 36As he went along, people spread their coats on the road.
37Jesus came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives. There the whole crowd of disciples began to praise God with joy. In loud voices they praised him for all the miracles they had seen. They shouted,
38“Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Psalm 118:26)
“May there be peace and glory in the highest heaven!”
39Some of the Pharisees in the crowd spoke to Jesus. “Teacher,” they said, “tell your disciples to stop!”
40“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”
41He approached Jerusalem. When he saw the city, he began to weep. 42He said, “I wish you had known today what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. 43The days will come when your enemies will arrive. They will build a wall of dirt up against your city. They will surround you and close you in on every side. 44You didn’t recognize the time when God came to you. So your enemies will smash you to the ground. They will destroy you and all the people inside your walls. They will not leave one stone on top of another.”
Jesus Clears Out the Temple
45Then Jesus entered the temple courtyard. He began to drive out those who were selling there. 46He told them, “It is written that the Lord said, ‘My house will be a house where people can pray.’ (Isaiah 56:7) But you have made it a ‘den for robbers.’ ” (Jeremiah 7:11)
47Every day Jesus was teaching at the temple. But the chief priests and the teachers of the law were trying to kill him. So were the leaders among the people. 48But they couldn’t find any way to do it. All the people were paying close attention to his words.
Ɔtowgyeni Sakeo
1Da bi a na Yesu retwa mu wɔ Yeriko no, 2ohuu ɔbarima bi wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no Sakeo. Na Sakeo yɛ ɔtowgyeni panyin san yɛ osikani nso. 3Bere a Yesu retwa mu no, Sakeo pɛɛ sɛ anka ohu no, nanso esiane sɛ na ɔyɛ onipa tiaa na wɔn a wodi Yesu akyi no dɔɔso nti, wanhu no. 4Esiane sɛ na Sakeo nim sɛ Yesu bɛfa nnyedua bi a na esisi hɔ no ase nti, ɔyɛɛ ntɛm kɔforoo saa nnyedua no mu baako.
5Bere a Yesu duu nnyedua no ase no, ɔmaa nʼani so huu no ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Sakeo, yɛ ntɛm na si fam na wo fi na nnɛ mɛtena.” 6Sakeo yɛɛ ntɛm sii fam de anigye gyee no fɛw so.
7Nnipa a wodi Yesu akyi no huu eyi no, wonwiinwii kae se, “Ɔdebɔneyɛni yi na wakɔ akɔsoɛ no.”
8Bere a nnipa no renwiinwii no, Sakeo begyinaa Yesu nkyɛn kae se, “Awurade, nnɛ, mede mʼahode mu fa kyɛ ahiafo, na sɛ masisi obi wɔ biribi mu a, metua mmɔho anan ama no.”
9Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Nnɛ na nkwagye aba ofi yi mu, efisɛ oyi nso yɛ Abraham ba. 10Na mebae sɛ merebɛhwehwɛ wɔn a wɔayera na magye wɔn nkwa.”
Adwumayɛ Ho Akontaabu
11Bere a Yesu ne nnipa no rebɛn Yerusalem no, ɔsan buu wɔn bɛ foforo de kyerɛɛ wɔn se, Onyankopɔn ahenni no abɛn. 12Ɔkae se, “Ɔdehye bi a watu kwan akɔ akyirikyiri asase bi so san kɔɔ ne kurom se ɔrekɔ na wɔakosi no ɔhene. 13Ansa na ɔrebefi nʼakwantu no ase no, ɔfrɛɛ nʼadwumayɛfo mu du maa wɔn mu biara mina19.13 mina yɛ ɔpaani asram abiɛsa akatua. du ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, ‘Momfa sika yi nyɛ adwuma nkosi sɛ mɛba.’
14“Kurom hɔfo no tee nʼahenni no ho asɛm no, wotuu nnipa kohuu mpanyimfo no se wɔmpɛ no.
15“Nanso wosii no hene ma ɔsan kɔɔ faako a na ɔyɛ adwuma no. Odui no, ɔfrɛɛ nʼadwumayɛfo du no se, wommebu sika a ɔde maa wɔn no ho akontaa nkyerɛ no.
16“Odwumayɛni a odii kan ba bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Me wura, wo sika mina du no, mede ayɛ adwuma anya ho mmɔho du.’
17“Owura no ka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Mo, akoa pa, esiane sɛ woadi kakraa a mede hyɛɛ wo nsa no ho nokware nti, mede nkurow du bɛhyɛ wʼase na woadi so.’
18“Odwumayɛni a ɔto so abien no ba bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Me wura, wo sika mina du no, mede ayɛ adwuma anya ho mmɔho anum.’
19“Owura no ka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Mede nkurow anum bɛhyɛ wʼase na woadi so.’
20“Ɔfoforo nso bɛkae se, ‘Me wura wo sika mina du a wode maa me no, mede siei, ɛno ni. 21Na misuro wo, efisɛ wo ho yɛ nwonwa. Nea ɛnyɛ wo dea no, wugye na nea wunnuae nso no, wutwa.’
22“Ne wura no buaa no se, ‘Akoa bɔne, wo anom asɛm so na migyina abu wo atɛn. Wunim sɛ me ho yɛ nwonwa. Nea ɛnyɛ me dea no migye; nea minnuae no, mitwa. 23Adɛn nti na woamfa me sika no ankɔto sikakorabea? Anka mebae yi menya ho nsiho.’
24“Ɔka kyerɛɛ nʼasomfo a na wogyina hɔ no se, ‘Munnye sika no mfi ne nsam mfa mma nea ɔde ne de yɛɛ adwuma nyaa mmɔho du no.’
25“Asomfo no kae se, ‘Yɛn wura, sɛ oyi de ɔwɔ sika bebree!’
26“Owura no kae se, ‘Merema mo ate ase sɛ, nea ɔwɔ bebree no, wɔbɛma no bi aka ho, na nea ɔwɔ kakraa bi no, nea ɔwɔ mpo no, wobegye afi ne nsam. 27Na afei, momfa mʼatamfo a anka wɔmpɛ sɛ midi ade no mmra mʼanim ha na munkum wɔn!’ ”
Yesu Hyɛn Yerusalem Sɛ Ɔhene
28Yesu kaa nsɛm yi wiee no, odii nʼasuafo no kan kɔɔ Yerusalem. 29Ɔrebɛn Betfage ne Betania a ɛbɛn Ngo Bepɔw so no, ɔsomaa nʼasuafo no mu baanu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, 30“Monkɔ akuraa a ɛbɛn ha no ase na mudu hɔ a, mubehu afurum ba bi a obiara ntenaa ne so da sɛ wɔasa no. Monsan no mfa no mmrɛ me. 31Sɛ obi bisa se ‘Adɛn nti na moresan no’ a, monka nkyerɛ no se, ‘Ne ho hia Awurade.’ ”
32Asuafo baanu a wɔkɔe no kohuu aboa no sɛ ɔsa hɔ sɛnea Yesu kae no. 33Bere a wɔresan afurum ba no, ne wuranom bisaa wɔn se, “Adɛn nti na moresan aboa no?”
34Wobuaa wɔn se, “Ne ho hia Awurade.”
35Asuafo no de afurum ba no brɛɛ Yesu de wɔn ntama sesɛw ne so ma ɔtenaa ne so. 36Yesu te afurum ba no so rekɔ no, nnipa de wɔn ntama sesɛw ɔkwan no so ma ɔfaa so.
37Oduu Ngo Bepɔw no so baabi a wɔrebesian akɔ Yerusalem no, nʼakyidifo no nyinaa de osebɔ kamfoo Onyankopɔn, yii no ayɛ wɔ Yesu anwonwade ahorow a wayɛ no ho se,
38“Nhyira nka ɔhene a ɔreba Awurade din mu no!”
“Asomdwoe ne anuonyam nka Onyankopɔn wɔ ɔsorosoro nohɔ!”
39Farisifo no bi a na wɔfra nnipakuw no mu no ka kyerɛɛ Yesu se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, kasa kyerɛ wʼakyidifo no na wommua wɔn ano!”
40Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Sɛ womua wɔn ano koraa a, abo mpo bɛkamfo me, ayi me ayɛ.”
Yesu Su Ma Yerusalem
41Yesu rebɛn Yerusalem a ohuu kurow no, osu maa mu nnipa no se, 42“Mo a anka asomdwoe yɛ mo dea nanso moampɛ no, mobɛhwehwɛ asomdwoe akyi kwan, nanso mo nsa renka da! 43Nna bi bɛba a mo atamfo bɛba abɛtoa mo aka mo ahyɛ, 44atɔre mo ne mo mma ase, asɛe mo kurow yi pasaa, efisɛ moapo adom a Onyankopɔn de adom mo no.”
Yesu Pam Aguadifo Fi Asɔredan Mu
45Yesu duu Yerusalem no, ɔkɔɔ asɔredan mu kɔpam nnipa a na wɔredi gua wɔ hɔ no kae se, 46“Wɔakyerɛw se, ‘Me fi bɛyɛ mpaebɔbea; nanso mode ayɛ adwowtwafo atenae!’ ”
47Saa bere no nyinaa na asɔfo mpanyimfo, Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo ne ɔman no mu mpanyimfo rehwehwɛ ɔkwan a wɔbɛfa so anya no akyere no akum no. 48Nanso na wonhu ɔkwan biara a wɔbɛfa so akyere no, efisɛ bere nyinaa na nnipa akyere no so retie no.
